Foundations of Woodworking: Smart Strategies to Help You Do Better Work

Very good condition of book, satisfied with purchase

My son loves this, he's improving with these woodworking ideas. 100% customer service and delivery

This book exceeded my expectations. I bought MP's "Why and How...." and felt it was worth buying "Foundations..." as a continuation. I have a bookcase full of woodworking books and a digital library of FWW. Most Taunton books are a compilation of previously published individual articles written by multiple authors clustered around a theme. A few are written by a single author on a single topic which is organized in a traditional manner which are usually inspirational or read like a recipe. This book is different . I was pleasantly surprised at the tone and little tips embedded in this book. More importantly, MP shares his thinking and decision process. e.g. he'll explain that you could cut a dado or rabbet on either a table saw or with a router (and how to do it), and then explain what he chooses to do and why. it is like apprenticing with a more experienced woodworker/craftsman. To be sure, a lot of the projects shown have appeared in FWW before--either the magazine or on-line. but the details and particularly the reasons are what make this book worth buying. For example, it's been apparent that MP likes to leave his dovetails "proud" and not flush. I don't believe that I'd ever heard before that he leaves his dovetails proud so that when seasonal wood expansion inevitably occurs it doesn't change the look of the previously "perfectly flat" surface. similarly MP's latest miter sled diagram has appeared on-line before. but the book contains more details on how to build it, and why there is a sub base, 2 stop blocks, etc. while it's helpful that he describes how to cut the board so that the miter corners match, I'm not convinced that if you follow all his directions (i.e., "start with one board long enough for all 4 sides" then the next steps, that all 4 corners will "match". --I think 3 corners will match, not 4. minor quibble. This book is both inspirational and descriptive; although if I were to actually build one of the projects I would probably also buy the project plans. it's also full of little tips and examples of how an experienced woodworker decides how to go about crafting furniture. It's my new all time favorite woodworking book.

A Bible for the beginners and experienced alike. Easy to understand and find the information you need

Such a craftsman, all of his work is so well done. Makes you think you can do it as well. Not quite so easy . Worth every penny.